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Daniel 12:3-4 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. Surely the Sovereign LORD does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets. Daniel 12:8-12 And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Connection of Judges to Historical figure: Aramean King Cushan Rishathaim of Mesopotamia



Aram-Nahrin........Aram-Naharaim............Mesopotamia


Aramaic:Aram-Nahrin (or: Aramnahrin)Beth Aramaye or Beth- Oromoye (= Home/house of Arameans)
Hebrew:Aram-Naharaim
Greek:Mesopotamia

In the ancient times it was called,, Aramnahrin" (or: Aram-Nahrin) in Aramaic. In Hebrew it was called,, Aram-Naharaim" which we encounter in the old testament. When the old testament was translated into Greek, the term Aram-Naharaim was translated by Mesopotamia; which many get familiarized with during their education.
Because of overwhelming presence of Arameans in this part of the world, in the era of early Christianity, it was called Beth-Aramaya, meaning (in Aramaic) the house of the Arameans. The northern part of Aram-Naharaim was called Paddan-Aram, meaning the land of Aram where Biblical figures like Abraham and Jacob have lived and walked, which is roughly speaking situated in southeastern Turkey. A part of Paddan-Aram is today called Tur Abdin in the Aramaic (Syriac) language, which means “the mountains of the servants of the Lord, because of the overwhelming presence of monasteries and churches.

West- Arameans, East- Arameans

The Aramean nation was at beginning of early Christianity geographically divided into East- Arameans and West- Arameans.

The river the Euphrates in general served as the border. Thus those living east of Euphrates, roughly speaking Iran, were called East- Arameans. And those living at the West of Euphrates were called West- Arameans. The East- Arameans, also called Nestorians, in general were volatile and as has been explained numerous groups emanated from them.
More about this: http://www.aramnahrin.org/English/iraqichristians.htm

Beth- Aramaye or Beth- Ormoye
Beth- Aramye: Eastern (Aramaic) Syriac dialect
Beth- Oromoye: Western (Aramaic) Syriac dialect.

East- Syrian Church: Simon Bar Sabbae (2nd Catholicos of Seleucia- Ktiphon); Catholicos- Patriarch Elias (I) of Tirhan (= Terehan) (1028-1049); Mor Touma Audoborn in Alqosh [Iraq] in 1855 and killed in the year of 1917Ya‘qob Avgin (= Eugene) Manna (1867-1928) born in Bet Qopa [Iraq];
West- Syrian ChurchSaint James of Sarug (Sürüç, Turkey, 512); Simeon of Beth Arsham; The Anonymous of Zuqnin, Syrian-Orthodox (West-Aramean) Patriarch St. Michael the Great of Militene;



Old Testament:

1 Chronicle 19:6 “ King Hanun and the Ammonites realized that they had made David their enemy, so they paid nearly forty tons of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Upper Mesopotamia (= Aram-Naharaim) and from the Aramean states of Maacah and Zobah.

Deuteronomy 23:4 “ They refused to provide you with food and water when you were on your way out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam son of Beor, from the city of Pethor in Mesopotamia (= Aram-Naharaim), to curse you. .

Genesis 24:10,,  The servant, who was in charge of Abraham's property, took ten of his master's camels and went to the city where Nahor had lived in northern Mesopotamia (= Aram-Naharaim).

Acts 2:9,,  We are from Parthia, Media, and Elam; from Mesopotamia (=Aram-Naharaim), Judea, and Cappadocia; from Pontus and Asia,

Psalm 60:2,, For the choir director; according to shushan eduth; a miktam by David; for teaching. When David fought Mesopotamia (= Aram Naharaim) and Aram Zobah, and when Joab came back and killed 12,000 men from Edom in the Dead Sea region. O God, you have rejected us. You have broken down our defenses. You have been angry. Restore us

Judges 3:8,,  So the LORD became angry with Israel and let King Cushan Rishathaim of Mesopotamia (= Aram-naharaim) conquer them. They were subject to him for eight years. .


http://www.aramnahrin.org/English/Aramnaharaim.htm

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